PUEBLO, Colo. - The Professional Bull Riders announcedtoday that the nationally televised Built Ford Tough Series willvisit 23 different states with 28 events in 2012. The 2012 schedulewill feature the world's best bull riders competing against therankest bulls on the planet in front of millions of fans across thecountry to win a share of over $10 million for the season.
The 2012 season will kick off at the world's most famous arena,New York's Madison Square Garden, Jan. 6-8, and will culminate inLas Vegas at the 2012 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals, Oct.24-28.
Highlights of this year's schedule include the all-new four-weekstadium tour, in which the Built Ford Tough Series will visitDetroit's Ford Field and Houston's Reliant Stadium for the firsttime ever. The tour will also visit Atlanta's Georgia Dome andCowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Houston's Reliant Stadium will host the Built Ford ToughSeries for the first time ever.
In addition, the PBR will return to various fan-favorite citiesincluding Baltimore; Nashville, Tenn.; and for the first time since2004, Philadelphia.
Tickets for select events are on sale now and can be purchasedat www.PBR.com.
2012 Built Ford Tough SeriesSchedule
(Tickets for all events through Atlanta, and for Arlington,Albuquerque and the 2012 Built Ford Tough World Finals are on salenow)
Jan. 6-8 | New York | Madison Square Garden |
Jan. 14-15 | Anaheim, Calif. | Honda Center |
Jan. 21-22 | Portland, Ore. | Rose Garden |
Jan. 28-29 | Sacramento, Calif. | Powerbalance Pavilion |
Feb. 3-4 | Baltimore | 1st Mariner Arena |
Feb. 10-12 | Oklahoma City | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
Feb. 18 | Atlanta | Georgia Dome |
Feb. 25 | Houston | Reliant Stadium |
March 3 | Arlington, Texas | Cowboys Stadium |
March 10 | Detroit | Ford Field |
(Tickets for all events from Glendale, Ariz., throughPueblo, Colo., go on sale to Fan Club members Jan. 9; Generalpublic may purchase tickets beginning Jan. 23.)
March 17-18 | Glendale, Ariz. | Jobing.com Arena |
March 23-25 | Albuquerque, N.M. | The Pit |
March 31-April 1 | Kansas City, Mo. | Sprint Center |
April 14-15 | Indianapolis | Conseco Fieldhouse |
April 21-22 | Des Moines, Iowa | Wells Fargo Arena |
April 27-29 | Uncasville, Conn. | Mohegan Sun Arena |
May 4-6 | Billings, Mont. | Rimrock Auto Arena |
May 11-12 | Boise, Idaho | Idaho Center |
May 18-20 | Pueblo, Colo. | Colorado State Fair Events Center |
(Tickets for all events from Tulsa, Okla., through Columbus,Ohio, go on sale to Fan Club members April 6; General public maypurchase tickets beginning April 20.)
Aug. 10-11 | Tulsa, Okla. | BOK Center |
Aug. 17-18 | San Antonio | AT&T Center |
Aug. 31-Sept.1 | Thackerville, Okla. | WinStar World Casino |
Sept. 7-8 | Nashville, Tenn. | Bridgestone Arena |
Sept. 14-16 | Springfield, Mo. | JQH Arena |
Sept. 21-22 | Tampa, Fla. | St. Pete Times Forum |
Oct. 5-6 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center |
Oct. 12-13 | Columbus, Ohio | Nationwide Arena |
Oct. 24-28 | Las Vegas | Thomas & Mack Center |